FINE TUNE WEBINAR – Sept 29th – ‘Controlling Complex Spend: A Sourcing Playbook for Indirect Services’
Complex indirect services remain among the most difficult areas of spend to control and manage effectively. Fragmented supplier landscapes, opaque pricing models, shifting cost drivers, and aggressive vendor practices can make it difficult to establish accurate baselines, compare proposals, negotiate favorable terms, and preserve savings over time.
Join Fine Tune executives September 29th at 1pm ET for a practical discussion of how sourcing and procurement leaders can bring measurable control to spend categories that typically slip through the cracks. Drawing on two of our experts’ more than 20 years of hands-on category and sourcing experience, we will examine how organizations uncover hidden costs, strengthen commercial terms, validate supplier charges, and maintain effective oversight throughout the contract lifecycle – ultimately protecting margins and supporting bottom-line results.
Using real examples from tricky expense categories within facilities & utilities, we’ll walk through the specific approaches that deliver real cost savings while building healthy relationships with suppliers. You’ll see exactly how leading organizations identify waste, negotiate from a position of strength, and prevent scope creep and hidden fees.
In this 60-minute session, attendees will learn:
- Uncovering hidden costs in supplier invoices
- Strengthening commercial terms & validating charges
- Maintaining effective oversight throughout the contract lifecycle
- Real-world examples from facilities & utilities that apply across categories
Speakers:
Brian Gamble, COO, Fine Tune
Among the world’s foremost experts in the uniform and industrial laundering industry, Brian completed his service in the Army and started his career at Aramark Uniform Services in 1993 – loading pallets by day while completing his college degree by night. Twenty years later, after serving as a Route Driver, Route Manager, Branch Manager, Sales Manager, General Manager, and Group Manager over a large group of plants and branches, he resigned a position as a Regional Vice President in 2012 to join the Fine Tune team. Today, Brian oversees all aspects of Fine Tune’s category offering and leads the implementation process for our key clients.
Alex Carlson, Vice President of Facilities Management, Fine Tune
Alex joined Fine Tune in 2024, bringing more than 14 years of executive-level facilities management and operations experience. Alex spent the last five years at Wells Fargo within the global property management division, most recently as Vice President of Category Management where he served as the national contact for multiple facility management services overseeing strategic operations, RFPs, and compliance efforts. Prior to Wells Fargo, Alex worked in various leadership roles at CBRE, the world’s largest provider of integrated facility management services. Today, Alex oversees all aspects of Fine Tune’s facilities management offering.
